First, there is heated debate in France over euthanasia after a doctor is accused of helping his patients to end their lives. Next up, French bank Société Générale denies speculation that it is in financial trouble. Finally, French investors are snapping up an original piece of real estate.
FRENCH PAPERS, Mon. 15/08/11, The euthanasia debate is once again hot in the press after an emergency doctor was indicted for helping patience die. Libération argues in favor of making euthanasia legal saying it's more than a question of dignity, it’s a question of freedom. Meanwhile, le Parisien explores the increasing draw of the French country-side.
Known as “Dr Death”, the American pathologist Jack Kevorkian, a fervent advocate of assisted suicide, died in the US on Friday. Kevorkian, who said he had helped 130 people kill themselves, was jailed in 1999 for second-degree murder.
As the French Senate starts to debate the possibility of legalising assisted suicide, we take a look at how a system is already operating in Switzerland.
Germany’s Federal Court of Justice has ruled that cutting off life support for consenting, terminally-ill patients is not a crime. The landmark ruling follows years of debate in the country on the controversial issue.
After the death of Eluana Englaro, some Italians are publishing videos on the internet in which they request the right to die should they ever fall into an irreversible coma. But the country remains deeply divided on euthanasia.
